Wall-paper machine.



E.' c. BAECK. WALL BAPER MAcHmE. APPLICATION FILED IULY 3l, 19H.

1,250,761, Patented 11011511917;l

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ATTORNEYS EC Boeck 'i l VVall-Paper Machines, of which the follow-r EUGENE e. Banen, 0E invine'roiv, `NEW YORK.

i Y WALL-PAPER MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

f Be it( known ythat I, EUGENE C. BAnCi-na citizen of the United Statesand a resident of -Irvington-on-the-Hudson, in the county of Vestch'ester and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in ing is a full7 clear, vand exact description.

The object of the invention is to providev Certain new and useful improvements in wall paper machines whereby a highly ornamental eliectV on the wall paper is produced with theus'e'of simple Vand comparatively inexpensive means and withoutthe use of cut printing rolls.

' Inorder to produce the desiredresult, use

is' made ofa .print-ing roll coacting with the impression cylinder tomale an impression on the'paper passing between the printing roll and the cylinder, the printingroll being provided on its peripheral face with lineor narrow stripe printing means, andthe printing roll being mounted to turnl in unison with the impression cylinder and to tra-vel lengthwise. and means imparting a length- V wise 'traveling motion to the lsaid printing roll to cause the printing means thereof to printing roll' is nonshiftableto produce straight lines or stripes on the paper; Fig`v 2 is an elevation of a portion of the left hand side 'of the wall paper printin machine, with lthe frame shown in sectionpyy Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section ofthe means "for imparting a bodily traveling movement to the printing/roll;

l Figa isa f'ace vi'ew yof the cam;l

Fig. 5 isja face view of thepaper provided with straight lines or narrow stripes produced by .the non-'shiftin g printing roll; Iiiggoisal similar view of thepaper provided ivith an additional imprint of wavy or undulating lines or stripes Fig.V 7 is a. similar view'of the paperprovided with an additional'iinprint of straight Specification of LetterslPatent. Patented D66. 18, 1917.

throughfthemachine but in a reversedirecv tion;` and v c gk Fig. 8' isa similar view of the paperprovided with another t imprint of wavy or undulating lines or stripes produced during the second chine.V y

The' `impression cylinder l0 ofthe wall paper machine vhas its shaft .llqjournaled in run of the paper through the suitable bearings arranged on the main frame l2. @ne end of the shaftll (see Fig. 2) is providedvwitli agear wheel 18 Iin mesh'witha pinion 14 secured on a shaft y15 carrying the printing roll 1 6 ,which coacts with the impression cylinder 10 to makejan impression on the paper passing around the impression Cylinder l0 in the usual maiiner. The printing roll k16 is provided' on its peripheral face with 'annular line or narrow stripe printing means 1Tarrangedclose togetheriand in the formofridge's or disks in aroundthe usual guide' rollers 2 1`and`is'in Contact with the fountain roller 22 of ya foulitain 23 for 'supplying the :ink to the printvcontact with theinking web 20 whichprasses ing means' 1T on the peripheral. face ofzthe printing rolll. I -Y The'printing roll shaft'l is 'mountedlto turnin bearings v25 arranged onthe-main yframe 12, and thesaidprintingf roll shaft 15 Iis `al.soarrange d to travel bodily in `a lengthwise'direction'to, eause the printing means 17' to print'undulating lines on the paper. lIn order to impart'this'bodily movement to the printingroll `16 thefollowifng arrangement is made: AV sleeve 3 0 having a bore 3l, larger in' diameter-than that of vthe shaft l5, engages thefsliaft andas yprovided at one end'- with an interiorann'ular ridge or flange 32 Arounded 0E. and vseated on the peripheral faee'of the shaft ll The'oth'erend of the'sleeve SQis provided: with a seriesof set 'screws preferably fourf number. and'spaced equal distances'apart to' allow of fastening the sleeve fI-flltogthe shaft 1 5 with the axis of the sleeve at an angle to the axis ofthe shaft-` 1 5, as plainly 'indicated inlfgs. 'Y'

2 and 3.` The sleeve 30 isv provided, at the end having the ridge32,iwithv a Vflange Silextending between tworoll'ers 4Q and 4l`ljoiirnaled lon "studs 42,43depending from; a

bracket .Mrlfstenedftfoflle, main frame 12.

The flange 34eXtends at a riglitangle to the .aXisfof the'sleeveBO and henceis inclined relativ-e" to theshaft 15f, a nd when the latter lineson running the paper ausecond time Sf i` Qf1l3fS "then thelangell on'v'p'assingbe.

bling movement and consequently the shaft 15 and its printing roll 16 are caused to travel bodily in a lengthwise direction, `that i,V

is, first to one side, then back again, during each 1revolution ofI the shaft 15. lt willbe noticed that this traveling motion can be iiicreased Yor diminished by adjusting the sleeve 3,0 by ther set screws 33 correspondingly on the shaft to give'more or less inclination to the iiangev 34 relative tothe shaft 15. f

second printing roll 50 similar to the p rifiiting'roli 16 iscusedin conjunctionwith 15 the "impression cylinder 10 to print straight lines on the paper. rfhis printing roll 50 has printing means 17 the same as vthe roll 16, and the shaft 5 1 of this printing roll 50 is drivenfrom the, gear wheel 13 but receives no' bodily lengthwise traveling movement. the foregoing it will be seen that the printing roll' 50 printsstraight lines on the paper whilethelroll 16 prints Vwavy or undulating ylines on Vthe saidpaper crossing or intersectingfthe straight lines, as indicated in Figs.y 5, 6 Tand 7.

Two ormore printing rolls 16 and two or moreprinting rolls 50 may be used, but in practicetlie two rolls 16 and 5 0 are sufficient to produce the desiredfvariegated effect on tli'em'paper, especially when using dierent colors for the two printing rolls 16 and 50.

` desired, the vpaper may be runtwice through thewall paper machine to provide double impressions from the printing rolls 16 an d 5 0 to heighten the variegated effect, it being understood Vthat for thesecond impressions tliepaper is run through the ma chine ,infa reverse direction. It isu'iiderstood that; the printing roll 16 traverses the face of the impression cylinder 1Q' afdistance in each direction exceeding th'atbetween ladjacentv line printing means ontheprinting roll 50 so that theA undulating linesor stripes printed on the paper by theprinting roll 16 cross one, two or more of the straight lines or stripes printedby ,the other printing roll 50."

It well known that the paper yin passing areund V,the impression cylinder 1()- occasionally shifts in a transverse direction andY hence y.the fcorresponding portions ofthe straight 5lines ,orstripes produced by the printing roll 50 during this shifting of the paperV are out ofparallelism with the edges of the paper fandl the]l undulating Vlines or, stripes producedbythe printing roll now cross different straightV lines or stripes thus varying thegdesignand enhancing the effect thereof. 'Thllsthe out-'of-alinement position of the ,paper on tlie, A printing cylinder and which isl'detrimentalfto the productionof a kmany VJd design as non71 generally produced becomes va desirable factor-andassists in erfectifvelyvarying the design produced by the machineA From the foregoing it will be vseen that the twoprinting rolls 16 and 50 coact with the impression cylinder 10 to pro- =duce a highly ornamental design which practically varies throughout the length of the wall paper. It will also be noted that the two printing rolls 16 and 50 are not in registering relation one to the other and hence the machine can be run at ahigh Y rate of speed and requires little'attention on 75 the part of the'operator as theinon-,registering of the printing rolls 16l and 50 a desirable factor instead of a detrimental one.` Having thus'described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentz- 1Q In awall paper printing machine, the combination of an Vimpression cylinder, a printing roll coacting with the said impression cylinder to make aninipression on 85 the paper vpassing' around `the impression cylinder, the printing roll beingprovided on itsperipheral face with line or'stripe print-v ing means and the printing roll'being'niounted to turn .and to travel lengthwise, and means imparting a lengthwise ti'aveliiiginotionto the said printing. roll a distance in excess of the distancebetween adjacent line or stripe printing means toY cause therprintv ing means thereof to printundulating lines or stripes on the paper passingar'oundjthe impression roll. i i i i 2. In a wall paper printing machine, the combination of van impression troll, a print ing roll coacting Vwith the Vsaid impression 10o roll to make an impressionjon 'tlie 'paper passing around the impression roll, the said printing roll being provided on its peripheral face with line' or stripe 'printing means, the said printing roll having ashaft 105. rotating in v unison with the said impressioi'il roll and being mounted to slide lengthwise, a

vcam heldon the said shaft, and iXed means engaging the said cam'to impart a sliding motion tothe rotating shaft andthe printing roll'a distance in excess of the distancebe- Vtween adjacent line or stripeV printingmeans to'cau'se 4the latter to vprint undulatinglines or stripes on the paper.V A 3. In a wall 'paper printing machine,the 115 combination of an impression ro1l,fa" printroll coacting with the said impression roll to make an impression on the paper passing around the impressioni-oil, t1` said printing roll ybeing provided on its periph- 120 Veral face with line or ,stripey printing means, the said printing roll having Ishatt rotating in unisony with the said impression roll and being mounted to vslide lengthwise,

a Ysleeve on tlie'saidshaft,andprovided `at 125v one end withan internal Yannular bearing k ridge engaging the shaft, anexternal flange integral on thfefsleeve opposite the ridge,l,set `screws screwingA in the other yendv ofthe sleeve' against the shaft to allow of setting 130 the sleeve at an angle to the shaft, a fixed bracket, and spaced rollers journaled on the said bracket and engaging the Bange between them.

4. In a wall paper machine, the combination of a revoluble impression cylinder, two printing rolls rotating in unisonwith the said impression cylinder and provided at their peripheral faces with line or stripe printing means to print lines on the paper passing between the impression cylinder and the said printing rolls, one of the printing rolls being held against lengthwise movement and the other being mounted to slide lengthwise, and means engaging the said slidable printing roll toimpart a lengthwise sliding motion to this roll and alternately in opposite directions.

5. In a wall paper machine, the combination of a revoluble impression cylinder, two printing rolls rotating in unison with the said impression cylinder and provided at their peripheral -faces with line or stripe printing means to print lines on the paper passing between the impression cylinder and the said printing roll, one of the printing a EUGENE o. BAECK.

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